The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-05


Thurston is the only child of Mr.. Luther
Poland, formerly of Montpelier, but now of
Omaha. The judge is among the ablest of
the youngerly lawyers of theWest, and came
within "A few votes of having been selected
for United States senator at the last session
of the Nebraska legislature. Those best
posted feel confident that he will be sue
cessfu candidate for that exalted position
in the near future.
THE envelope containing the manuscript
of the original stanzas by j. X. Kidd, which
appear on the second page Of this issue, was
adorned with one of the old Benjamin
Franklin three-cent stamps and bore the
following decidedly original superscription;
Now, Uncle Sam, my dear old boy,
wish your service to employ.
Please, then, in charge this letter take;
safe and speedy Journey make
In MONTPELIER you will find its stand
goody town in old VERMONT.
(At these rhymes please take no affront)
Its editor will give you thanks;
Provided you perform no pranks,
But do your duty like man,
BY making all the speed you can;
10 be neglectful of his work;
Whereby this thing might be misaid,
And trouble for us all be made;
No doubt your workmen are all right,
Perform their tasks with true delight.
They'll pass this, then without delay
And for the work two cents l pay.
THE first minstrel company of the season
and one of the best on the road-Gorton's
Original New Orleans, Gold Band and all-is
booked to appear at Blanchard Opera-house
next week Wednesday evening" October
18th. OF the company and of their per-
formance the Pittsburg Daily Post says:
| Gorton'S New Orleans MinStrels possess
the faculty of pleasing. 1t contains num-
Der of really first-class artists in all branches
of the minstrel profession. The combat
clog-dancing and the knightly tournament
are strong features of the entertainment,
while the funnyisms of the end men and
| the excellent singing in the first part will
! be remembered by the visitors for a long
time The house was packed to the doors
last night and the indications are that the
! same state of things will prevail all the
week. The playing of the Gold Band is as
| fine as anything that has been heard in the
musical line in this city" Seats may be OBJ
tained at the Phinney bookstore and the
performance will merit big house.
A DARING attempt to rob the pant-shop
of c. c. Dudley, on Elm street. was made
Thursday evening at an early hour. En-
trance was had through a window on the
north side just above the stairway leading
to David Mayo's shop, the sash having been
raised, by means of chisel stolen from
Mayo's shop, from the door to which the lock
was first broken. The thief, in the act of
leaping from the window was discovered
by Mr.. Mayo, who was passing and who at
once sent for Officer Demeritt, the culprit
in the meantime making good his escape.
| Several pals and cans of paint and oil and
few nice brushes had been removed to the
stairway above alluded to, and the articles
and the places from which they were Sc
| lected gave unmistakable evidence of a
thorough acquaintance with the shop and
stock. 1t is not known that anything was
| carried away. The timely detection is cred
tnI tn oh nla xri oh hn oh
whose attention was attracted to the articles
upon the stairs and who announced their
discovery to Mr.. Mayo.
THE report of the Montpelier letter car
riers for September shows a remarkable in
crease over that of August in the amount OF
mail matter handled. Comparative figures
for the first three months of the service will
be of interest to many In July the post
men delivered ,721 letters, 273 postal cards,
1,435 newspapers, circulars and other pieces
of second, third and fourth-class matter, and
collected / $3.50 mail letters, POO mail postas,
thirty-four local postals and seventy-three
newspapers, etc. In August S,457 letters,
1,511 postals, 4,79O newspapers, etc. were
delivered and 154 local letters, 626 mail let
ters, ninety-siX local postals, 95l mail pos
tails and 800 newspapers, etc, were collected
During September the letters delivered
numbered II, 400, postals 2,1S1, newspapers,
etc, 6,065, and the collections were 2l3 local
letters, 500 mail letters, eighty-hve local
postals, 1872 mail postals, 1,040 newspapers
etc. With the increase in amount of matter
handled has been very decided and graft
tying Improvement in the manner of its
handling. The carriers have performed
their duties promptly and with surprisingly
few errors and many who We're at first in
clined to ridicue the idea of free-delivery
for Montpelier have come to realize its bene-
fits and acknowledge its advantages. The
establishment of an early morning business
delivery has led many merchants and bust
ness men to give up their boxes, and, with
the approach of winter, others are more
than likely to follow their example. 1t is
unfortunate that the department declines to
appoint another carrier, for 1t cannot be
denied that the duties altogether too
arduOus and eXacting for two men, A
change in this regard is still hoped for, and
the succeeding monthly reports of work
performed, by reason OF the increase which
they show, will prove one of the strongest
arguments in favor of another appointment
LAST Sunday was the tenth anniversary
of Mr.. Hncks' settlement as pastor Of
Bethany church, and the morning sermon
was devoted to a review of the work of the
last ten years. AS showing the rapid changes
which ten years produce, it was pointed out
that fifty per cent of the present resident
membership of the church had come in
within thai time. Ten years ago such mer
as Samuel Wells, j. T. Thurston, S. j. Y
Vail X. II Whittier, c. w. Willard, f. \
Scovile, j. b. Scoville, Theron o. Bailey
n. =. Brooks and NJ. c. Kinson, and sucl
women as Mrs Orrin Pitkin, Mrs. w III
Lord Mrs. Prussia Walton, Mrs. c. w
Storrs, Mrs. G.. W. Willard, Mrs. Thomas
Reed, Mrs. Anson Davis, Mrs. II. Y. Barnes
and Mrs George W. Scott formed part Of
the congregation. The pastor had otticiated
at seventy-nine weddings and one hundred
forty funerals, hfty-seven of the latter being
of members of the church. Additions to the
church had numbered one hundred fifty
nine, or about an average of sixteen pei
year. No year had passed without some
additions. Notwithstanding numerous losses
of members by removal as well as 10y
death, the present membership is thirty
five larger than appeared by the report a
the close of 1878, Baptsms had numbered
one hundred forty-tive, eigEty-eght of them
being infant baptisms. Within the decade
had occurred the changes in the term OF
service of deacons, which is now made for
three years instead of for life Various
committees for Christian work had beer
organized. The Bethany Reading Club had
been established also two mission circles
among young ladies and recently very
fiourishing Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor, Looking to the community
Mr.. Hincks thought there had been de
cided advance within that period. There is
a better sentiment and practice with regard
TO temperance now than at any former
time, though less public agitation than a